Hepatitis B

"Hepatitis B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatitis B" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hepatitis B" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 155 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2012
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